Professional services giant Deloitte is planning to bring its lobal training initiative the Startup Leadership Program to Manchester. The programme offers support to start-up CEOs in Manchester and the North. Deloitte will provide a venue for training and events over six months while Deloitte representatives may help shape the SLP curriculum and content of the […]

Video technology specialist CitNOW secure a multimillion-pound funding package from Santander Growth Capital. Named in 19th place on the Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 list, CitNOW is embarking on its next phase of growth after working with BHP Corporate Finance to obtain the Santander finance. The company provides video apps for the automotive industry, to […]

A mobile payment technology company, a marketing software developer and a technology business are the only three North East companies to be named on the latest Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100. The annual league table, which is in its 16th edition, ranks Britain’s private technology, media and telecoms companies with the fastest-growing sales. Four […]

Managed IT services provider GCI has acquired Stoke-on-Trent based Packet Media for an undisclosed sum. This is GCI’s third acquisition this year and follows the purchase of Outsourcery’s assets in June. GCI has presence in Wakefield and Manchester. Mike Constantine, chief Technology Officer at GCI, said Packet Media will strengthen its capabilities: “what we are particularly excited […]

Razorblue Group, an IT company with operations across Yorkshire has opened its first North East office. The 10 year old company employs a workforce of more than 40 across its Catterick, Leeds and London bases and recently posted record results. The company plans to use the new base to increase turnover from £3.5m to £4.5m. Based […]

MANCHESTER-based  technology company UKFast has said it is on course to hit a record-breaking £40m turnover in its current financial year, with five months still to go.It will be the firm’s 17th cons…

Law firm Ward Hadaway has teamed up with Tech North, an organisation set up to champion the digital sector in the North of England, to help identify the best international talent capable of boosting the regional sector. The Top 100 UK law firm, which has offices in Newcastle, Leeds and Manchester, is working with Tech North […]

Newcastle-headquartered software giant Sage has been the victim of a data breach which may have compromised the personal information of employees at 280 businesses across the UK. Police are investigating the incident which Sage believes was the “unauthorised access” of data by someone using an “internal” company computer login. A Sage spokesperson said: “We are […]

Data centre colocation provider LDeX doubles capacity in Manchester with second data center.  The 20,000 sq ft facility sits next to existing data center, which was opened in July 2015. The new site at Trafford Park will be used to provide the company’s global clients with colocation, network connectivity and streaming media satellite services. It will […]

Legal IT business, Software Cloud, has moved to city centre offices in Leeds. Growing out of an incubator at Leeds City College in May, the firm, Software Cloud, has moved into offices at 15 St Paul’s Street in the heart of the business district. The company provides specialist IT services to the legal sector, leveraging […]

IT services provider Imerja has secured its place on a government framework for the fifth year. G-cloud 8 enables public sector organisations to quickly source and hire approved cloud IT suppliers through the Government’s Digital Marketplace portal. To secure a place on the framework, Imerja had to go through a rigorous application and selection process, […]

US technology firm ConcertCare has announced the launch of a new operation in Liverpool after partnering up with a Merseyside data centre operator and cloud computing specialist, AIMES. Based in Birmingham, Alabama, ConcertCare is now set to open an office in Liverpool’s Alder Hey Innovation Centre. ConcertCare’s chief executive, Tanveer Patel, chose Liverpool for its […]

Around 18 months ago, senior leaders at Wigan Council decided to take digital seriously. Since then the authority has won multiple awards for its transformation. Rebecca Hill asks Alison McKenzie-Folan, deputy chief executive director for customer transformation, about the journey.

Leeds Digital Job Fair 2.0 will take place at the First Direct Arena on October 20. The inaugural event in February 2016, attracted more than 1,300 attendees and 35 companies offering digital and tech jobs, including Google, William Hill, Callcredit, Sky Betting & Gaming, Provident Financial, Sky and Lhasa Limited. The fair is again being organised […]

Tech North is looking to discover the most promising early-stage tech companies in the North of England, including the lesser-known, undiscovered start-ups. Applications are open until 9 October, with the grand final on 17 November. If you think you’ve got what it takes, then apply online to become part of the Northern Stars 2016 competition. Northern Stars […]